While RV Vacations can be very relaxing, the planning and preparation for one can be a bit of a stress point for many. Planning is in my nature and I actually enjoy the process, but I know not everybody does. I have worked as a project manager and fell that I leverage some of that experience when lining out our adventures. As such I would like to share some of our process and tools that we use in hopes that it…
While researching trailers I came across a lot of people talking about the Blackstone 17″ griddle. Up until that point I had never heard of the Blackstone and had only seen griddles in commercial applications and small electric ones people used for pancakes. After finding a great sale I decided to pick one up and give it a shot. After a few uses, it was obvious to me that this would totally replace my traditional BBQ. In fact, I have…
When we put our trailer to bed for the winter we pull the batteries off the rig and put them on a float charger in the garage. During the season we leave the batteries installed and just make sure things are turned off. Imagin our surprise when we came to get the rig one day and the tongue jack wouldn’t move. In fact, nothing would work and after some quick troubleshooting, I found that we had a dead battery. I was…
As we approach Memorial Day, it is a great time to knock out a quick DIY flagpole to help you fly your countries colors while at the campground. The flagpole can be used for any flag so if you are more partial to the Jolley Roger, so be it… I came across this flagpole while traveling in South Dakota. I spoke with the gentleman that had it and he explained how to make it. His had an extra arm that…
Back in 2016, we wrote a post on the process we go through to Winterize our Keystone Hideout. We figured it was probably time for us to also document our process of de-winterization. While our RV has changed to a Winnebago Minnie Plus since the winterization post, the process is still the same. The goal of our de-winterization process is to prepare the water system for the season by purging all the antifreeze that was put in at the end…